Accountability
We should not be expected to ingratiate ourselves to the extent that we avoid telling the truth about our concerns. Allah orders us to be truthful, even if it puts us into some difficulty.
We should not be expected to ingratiate ourselves to the extent that we avoid telling the truth about our concerns. Allah orders us to be truthful, even if it puts us into some difficulty.
The Value of Islamic Knowledge
How can one of us be too lazy to pray 2 raka’at at night, when the people of the Dunya spend the entire night watching movies, some of which they have to read the translation on the bottom of the screen?
Allah created humans with differences. It is the law of creation. Different tongues, different colors, different cultures… all that on the outside. On the inside, humans were created with many degrees of knowledge, intellect, and comprehension of concepts.
In this time of happiness, when gifts are received, hugs are generously donated, and laughter sprinkles the tables, we must remember who gave this all to us.
Has not man considered how We created him from a drop of semen? Yet he is an open adversary! He makes something up to be compared with Us and forgets how he was created. He says, “Who will revive [our] bones after they have rotted away?
For how long are we simply going to nurture our sense of grievance? How much longer will we be content with the role of victim? If we want to stop Islamophobia and racism, we will have to start doing some hard work to put things right.
“The best way to show gratitude to our Alláh, is to worship him, to obey him and to avoid displeasing Him. This is how we can reciprocate the divine love…”